OASIS is a massive ten-year multi-agency contract (MAC) with a value of $60 Billion. It has several pools of IDIQ contracts and has subsets for companies that are small business (SB), 8(a) and unrestricted. It makes available both integrated professional services and products and allows commercial and noncommercial requirements for agencies including: Air Force, Army, Navy Air System Command, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Defense Information Systems Agency, the Defense Logistics Agency, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Most of the spending comes tends to come from the Air Force and Army, and the most common NAICS are 541330 (Engineering Services) and 541712 (Scientific R&D)
Spending for the OASIS Unrestricted range from 2015-2017 averages $1.3 billion annually, the SB vehicle is faring nearly as well averaging $1.2 billion annually for the three-year span, so it’s a great source of income for small businesses that qualify. Currently OASIS Small Business (SB) Pool 1, 3 and 4, as well as OASIS SB 8(a) Sub-pools have been released. GSA would like to have representation for HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, and 8(a) within each pool. Currently, HUBZones are underrepresented, so if you work for or own a HUBZone company, you may want to take another look at OASIS.
The OASIS SB Pools 1, 3 and 4 were re-opened (solicitation GS00Q-13-DR-0002, previously GS00Q-13-DR-0002) in order to conduct the open season on-ramp. The open season on-ramps purpose was to add about 190 more contractors to SB Pool 1, 160 more contractors to SB Pool 3, and 60 more contractors to the SB Pool 4. The below three charts represent the OASIS SB pools 1, 3 and 4 overview the top awardees by obligated dollars to date.
Management/Scientific/Technical Services: This Pool comprises efforts primarily engaged in applying physical laws and principles of engineering in the design, development, and utilization of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes, and systems. The assignments undertaken under this pool may involve any of the following activities: provision of advice, preparation of feasibility studies, preparation of preliminary and final plans and designs, provision of technical services during the construction or installation phase, inspection and evaluation of engineering projects, and related services. For example, the scope of this Pool covers Engineering, Mapping, Testing, Management/Business Consulting, Human Resources, Marketing/Public Relations, Logistics Consulting, Environmental, and all Other Professional/Scientific/Technical services. Awardees consist of only small businesses.
NAICS Included:
- 541330 Engineering Services
- 541360 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services
- 541370 Surveying And Mapping (Except Geophysical) Services
- 541380 Testing Laboratories
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- 541612 Human Resources Consulting Services (2007), Human Resources and Executive Search Consulting Services (2002)
- 541613 Marketing Consulting Services
- 541614 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services
- 541618 Other Management Consulting Services
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 541810 Advertising Agencies
- 541820 Public Relations Agencies
- 541830 Media Buying Agencies
- 541840 Media Representatives
- 541850 Outdoor Advertising
- 541860 Direct Mail Advertising
- 541870 Advertising Material Distribution Services
- 541890 Other Services Related to Advertising
- 541910 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Military/Marine/Energy Engineering: This Pool comprises efforts primarily engaged in applying physical laws and principles of engineering in the design, development, and utilization of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes, and systems. The assignments undertaken by this Pool may involve any of the following activities: provision of advice, preparation of feasibility studies, preparation of preliminary and final plans and designs, provision of technical services during the construction or installation phase, inspection and evaluation of engineering projects, and related services. For example, the scope of this Pool covers Military/Aerospace Engineering, Energy Policy Act Engineering, and Marine Engineering services. Awardees consist of only small businesses.
NAICS Included
- 541330 Exception A Engineering for Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons
- 541330 Exception B Engineering for Contracts and Subcontracts for Engineering Services Awarded Under the National Energy Policy Act of 1992
- 541330 Exception C Engineering for Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture
Scientific Research and Development (R&D): This Pool comprises efforts primarily engaged in conducting research and experimental development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, such as agriculture, electronics, environmental, biology, botany, computers, chemistry, food, fisheries, forests, geology, health, mathematics, medicine, oceanography, pharmacy, physics, veterinary and other allied subjects. For example, this scope covers R&D in the Sciences services. Awardees consist of only small businesses.
NAICS
- 541711 Research and Development in Biotechnology
- 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
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